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Dr Christos Christou

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Surgeon & Humanitarian Leader | Refuse to accept inhumanity as the default.

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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 03/09/2025
After six years serving as International President of @msf.org, the time has come to pass the torch. This role has never been about power, but about responsibility.
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 27/07/2025
Deeply saddened by the passing of Dr David Nabarro, a steadfast voice for global health and a longtime friend of the humanitarian community. Our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. His wisdom, warmth and tireless commitment to health equity will be deeply missed.
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 18/07/2025
There’s no other feeling to describe reading our @msf.org 2024 International Activity Report than gratitude. Thank you to all my MSF colleagues, for being there for people and providing medical care to those who need it. Learn about their amazing work in 2024: www.msf.org/internationa...
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International Activity Report 2024 | MSF
Read the full details of MSF's activities across more than 75 countries in 2024.
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 16/06/2025
European leaders have the means to expedite a ceasefire in Gaza but continue to issue hollow statements in response to Israel's atrocities. @consilium.europa.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @president.europarl.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social - every delay is complicity. www.msf.org/open-letter-...
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Open letter to European leaders | MSF
Read the letter from Dr Christos Christou and Christopher Lockyear for EU leaders regarding their hypocrisy on the conflict in Gaza.
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Chris Lockyear @chrislockyear.msf.org · 26/05/2025
Following attacks on humanitarians in South Sudan, Gaza, and Sudan, including @msf.org and killings of Palestine Red Crescent Society & Relief International staff ....the silence is deafening No outrage No accountability What is the cost for killing humanitarians? swissinfo.ch/eng/internat...
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What is the cost for killing humanitarians?
Médecins Sans Frontières calls for respect of international law and the end of attacks on humanitarian aid workers.
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 20/05/2025
Being on TIME's 100 leaders in philanthropy is an honour. Recognition of what @msf.org’s 7 million donors and 69,000 staff make possible with communities we serve. A movement of people, connected by solidarity, give their time, money, and voice to our humanitarian action. time.com/collections/...
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TIME100 Most Influential People in Philanthropy 2025
TIME’s inaugural list featuring new leaders in philanthropy that are eager to see impact and see it now
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 18/05/2025
❌ No food ❌ No fuel ❌ No medicine ❌ No basic supplies None of these items have been allowed to enter Gaza since 2 March. We call on the UNSC, the UNSG, NGOs, celebrities and advocates to join us in urging the Israeli authorities to #StopNOW weaponising aid in Gaza.
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 14/05/2025
I had the fortune of visiting the @msf.org centre for survivors of extreme violence in Mexico City 2 years ago. And while I always hope less people are in need of the comprehensive care provided there, I'm grateful we're there for people who have endured too much in life.
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Increase in admissions at MSF centre specialised in treating people for extreme violence in Mexico City | MSF
We are seeing more people for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and acute stress at our Mexico City centre.
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Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) @dndi.org · 08/04/2025
We're looking for a new #PatientRepresentative to join our Board and help align our programmes and commitments with the needs of the communities we serve. 🗓️ Apply by 4 May 2025 🔗 Details: bit.ly/dndi-patient... #PatientCentricity #PatientAdvocacy #GlobalHealth #JoinUs @drluispizarro.bsky.social
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 13/03/2025
While statements are made in this chamber, civilians remain unseen, unprotected, bombed, besieged, raped, displaced, deprived of food, of medical care, of dignity.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 24/02/2025
#Sudan: Doctors Without Borders is forced to suspend all activities in Zamzam camp, including our field hospital. The escalation of attacks is making it impossible for our teams to continue providing medical assistance in such dangerous conditions. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/sudan-msf-fo...
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Sudan: MSF forced to halt its activities as violence engulfed Zamzam camp in North Darfur | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The current escalation of attacks and fighting in and around Zamzam camp for displaced people near El Fasher in North Darfur is making it impossible for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontière...
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 22/02/2025
Our entire @msf.org family is in mourning over the tragic death of our colleague, Jerry Muhindo Kavali, in DRC. Jerry worked with us since 2014 and was known for his constant smile. My thoughts are with his family and all his loved ones. Even war has rules. www.msf.org/democratic-r...
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Statement following the passing of our colleague | MSF
Our colleague, Jerry Muhindo Kavali, passed away from a gunshot wound he suffered while at the MSF base in Masisi town.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 20/02/2025
#Gaza: @chrislockyear.msf.org explains how North Gaza is almost inhabitable. The situation is appalling; there is nothing left. youtu.be/wz8qK7xNd9Y
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North Gaza is almost inhabitable
YouTube video by Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 20/02/2025
Every person deserves access to medical care — no exceptions. #WordlDayofSocialJustice
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 14/02/2025
#FollowFriday: please take a moment to follow and share our staff starter pack. Thank you for your support!
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Médicos Sin Fronteras España @msfespana.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
💙 El amor que guía al mundo no tiene fronteras. 🌍 Médicos Sin Fronteras lo vemos cada día en más de 70 países. 🚑 En cada emergencia, en cada paciente, en cada vida que protegemos. 🔹 Hoy, día de San Valentín, celebramos el amor más grande: el de cuidar a los demás.
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Doctors Without Borders @doctorswithoutborders.org · 11/02/2025
Teams are now able to reach northern Gaza. Our colleagues no longer recognize their own neighborhoods, hospitals have been razed, and people are living in the rubble of their homes with no other shelter amid winter conditions. What they found: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/north...
Broken screen of some medical equipment destroyed in North Gaza.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 11/02/2025
Northern #Gaza: All components of society have been destroyed making it almost uninhabitable. Our teams are now able to reach the north and to assess the medical and humanitarian needs. Sanabel Sulaiman, our nurse, talks about the dire medical situation: youtube.com/shorts/3p5N8...
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Doctors Without Borders nurse shares update from Northern #Gaza
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 10/02/2025
#Sudan: On Feb. 3, airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces hit residential areas of Nyala, South Darfur, hitting and destroying civilian houses. 32 people were killed and dozens injured. #TalkAboutSudan
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 10/02/2025
Mass influxes of wounded patients arrive at hospitals across Sudan as “war on people” continues www.msf.org/mass-influxe...
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Mass influxes of wounded patients arrive at hospitals across Sudan as “war on people” continues | MSF
MSF teams have responded to multiple mass casualty incidents across Sudan in the last few days.
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 04/02/2025
Guinea has eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem – the first neglected tropical disease ever eliminated in the country! stories.dndi.org/boletmouna/
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Inside Guinea's quest to eliminate sleeping sickness
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 01/02/2025
#Uganda: Ebola outbreak has been confirmed by the Ugandan Ministry of Health, following the death of a 32-year-old nurse on Wednesday 29 January. We have been asked to support with the response, and are currently assessing where and how we can best assist. Our work with Ebola: www.msf.org/ebola
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Ebola | MSF medical response
Discover more about ebola, our response to the issue and related stories from around the world.
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Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) @dndi.org · 30/01/2025
Today is #WorldNTDDay! Science and innovation are our strongest tools to #EndTheNeglect and build a future without neglected tropical diseases. By investing in research and developing safer, simpler, and more effective treatments, we can bring hope to millions affected. #BeatNTDs
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Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) @dndi.org · 28/01/2025
The Dengue Alliance met in Bangkok, bringing together leading scientists from India, Switzerland, Thailand, Malaysia & Brazil, and discussed exciting progress on pre-clinical, clinical development, diagnostics, and biomarkers. Thanks to @SirirajMedicine for hosting. Together, we can tackle #dengue!
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 27/01/2025
“A severe blow to the protection of human rights for migrants and asylum seekers…" ⬆️ This is what the new US executive orders mean. And my colleagues in Mexico are already seeing patients in despair over having their asylum appointments cancelled. www.msf.org/msf-highligh...
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MSF highlights increased risks for migrants following closure of the US asylum process | MSF
Governments in the region of the Latin American migration corridor must adopt humane migration policies.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 26/01/2025
#SelfCare: Globally, many women still do not have access to essential healthcare, and struggle with managing sexual and reproductive health issues that may be stigmatized. For women & girls who face significant barriers to medical care, self-care can help them stay well—it can even be lifesaving.
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 24/01/2025
We're mourning the death of Bilal Okal, our ninth @msf.org colleague killed in Gaza by Israeli forces. He was killed in December 2024, along with 10 members of his family, when an airstrike hit their home. My thoughts are with Bilal's family and friends.
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MSF mourns the killing of our ninth colleague in Gaza | MSF
Bilal Okal was killed by an Israeli airstrike, along with members of his family, in December 2024.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 21/01/2025
Following a measles outbreak in August, MSF vaccinates 70,000 children against the disease in one of the most neglected provinces of Democratic Republic of Congo. #DRCongo www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/drc-combatti...
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DRC: Combatting measles with mass vaccination | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Following a measles outbreak, MSF vaccinates 70,000 children against the disease in one of the most neglected provinces of Democratic Republic of Congo. Between May and July 2024, Doctors Without Bord...
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 18/01/2025
We call for this fragile relief to be more than a pause!
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 11/01/2025
Φindings show an exceptionally high mortality rate in the Gaza Strip during the period studied. These results underscore the urgent need for interventions to prevent further loss of life and illuminate important patterns in the conduct of the war. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Traumatic injury mortality in the Gaza Strip from Oct 7, 2023, to June 30, 2024: a capture–recapture analysis
Our findings show an exceptionally high mortality rate in the Gaza Strip during the period studied. These results underscore the urgent need for interventions to prevent further loss of life and illuminate important patterns in the conduct of the war.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 10/01/2025
#SouthSudan: Outbreak of #cholera in Unity State. We're responding w/ a 100-bed Cholera Treatment Center in the Bentiu IDP Camp and supporting the Ministry of Health & other organizations with 2 additional cholera treatment centers. We are also providing water, sanitation, and preventive measures.
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 07/01/2025
Winter is setting in in Gaza. Over a quarter of the patients at Nasser hospital’s paediatric unit are for respiratory distress syndrome. Families can't protect themselves from the dropping temperatures. A ceasefire is the only way to ease suffering ⬇️ www.msf.org/babies-gaza-...
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Babies in Gaza at risk of disease and death as winter approaches | MSF
As temperatures drop and living conditions deteriorate in Gaza, Palestine, babies are at increased risk of disease and death.
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Chris Lockyear @chrislockyear.msf.org · 31/12/2024
The conflict in Sudan is a war on people. The aid response in Sudan is a global humanitarian failure. This war has seen extreme violence from both sides and caused a man-made humanitarian crisis. Full interview from @msf.org hospital in Zalingei (3 wks ago): www.linkedin.com/posts/chrisl...
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 21/12/2024
Luckily, no one was injured www.msf.org/msf-condemns...
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MSF condemns RSF violent attack on Bashair Teaching hospital in South Khartoum | MSF
On 18 December, Rapid Support Forces entered Bashair Teaching hospital in South Khartoum, Sudan, firing their weapons inside the emergency ward.
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MSF Sea @msfsea.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Fouad watched in horror as armed men took his wife & children back to Libya while they were adrift in Intl. waters. Desperate, he jumped into the sea after being told they’d let his wife go with him, but it was in vain. He shared this harrowing story with MSF after his rescue.
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Sana Bég @sana.msf.ca · 19/12/2024
Today we escalate our urgent call for a #ceasefire in #Gaza. We're seeing unmistakable signs of ethnic cleansing in the north. @msf.ca's firsthand witnessing align with descriptions by legal experts concluding genocide is taking place in Gaza. Our new report lays bare the brutal reality. #MedSky
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Gaza death trap: MSF report exposes Israel’s campaign of total destruction  | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Repeated Israeli military attacks on Palestinian civilians over the last 14 months, the dismantling of the health care system and other essential infrastructure, the suffocating siege, and the systema...
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 19/12/2024
Gaza: life in death trap! www.msf.org/msf-report-e...
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MSF report exposes Israel’s campaign of total destruction | MSF
A new MSF report finds that amid continued attacks, siege, and blockade, Israel is destroying conditions of life in Gaza, Palestine.
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 09/12/2024
For essential services to be available to all genders, they must be delivered by all genders. Excluding women from medical institutes threatens the future of healthcare in Afghanistan via @msf www.msf.org/excluding-wo...
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Excluding women from medical institutes threatens the future of healthcare in Afghanistan | MSF
The announcement to bar women from studying in medical institutes will impact the availability of healthcare in Afghanistan.
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 06/12/2024
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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As a sign of commitment to peace, help us support those affected by war
We are asking readers to donate to Médecins Sans Frontières, War Child and Parallel Histories in our Guardian and Observer charity appeal 2024
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 06/12/2024
These results are “terrifying” Levels of global acute malnutrition have doubled since last year in parts of northwest Nigeria via @msf www.msf.org/levels-globa...
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Levels of global acute malnutrition have doubled since last year in parts of northwest Nigeria | MSF
A survey conducted by MSF has found that there are 'extremely critical levels of malnutrition' in areas of northwest Nigeria.
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 06/12/2024
We are extremely worried! Excluding women from medical institutes threatens the future of healthcare in Afghanistan via @msf www.msf.org/excluding-wo...
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Excluding women from medical institutes threatens the future of healthcare in Afghanistan | MSF
The announcement to bar women from studying in medical institutes will impact the availability of healthcare in Afghanistan.
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MSF Sea @msfsea.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
The 83 men and boys rescued on the 28th safely disembarked today in Reggio Calabria. However, the 29 women and girls traveling with them faced a different fate. Armed men forcibly took them back to Libya, tearing families apart.
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Dr Christos Christou @drchristou.msf.org · 29/11/2024
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How MSF maintains neutrality in conflict zones
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MSF Sea @msfsea.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
“They beat us with the butt of their rifles to silence us. Then, at gunpoint, they took the women and children.” Mara, the psychologist aboard Geo Barents, recounts the harrowing testimonies of the survivors we rescued yesterday. 🎥⤵️
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MSF Sea @msfsea.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
This morning, MSF teams responded to a devastating shipwreck near Samos. We provided urgent medical and psychological care to 12 survivors, including a child. Many were in profound distress, having witnessed loved ones perish during the tragedy. 💔
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Natalie Roberts @docnat.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The war in Sudan is truly horrific and heartbreaking. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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X-rays show shrapnel and bullets buried in children caught in Sudan war
Images released by MSF doctors highlight impact of conflict in the country, with medical supplies and aid unable to reach people due to fighting
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Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) @cms.int · 26/11/2024
Migratory species are vulnerable to #PlasticPollution per a CMS study on its impacts on terrestrial & avian species + freshwater environments in Asia-Pacific. 🌏 Stakeholders at #INC5 must deliver an ambitious #PlasticsTreaty to solve this global threat. 🧴 Full report: www.cms.int/en/publicati...
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WHO @who.int · 26/11/2024
The humanitarian response in #Gaza is severely hampered due to an ongoing blockade. Essential items are restricted, incl. things needed for winter months (like tents, waterproof layers, blankets, warm clothes, kitchen, hygiene equipment), fuel & food. 5️⃣
A woman sitting inside a tent in Gaza, preparing food. There are two kids sitting next to her. Their ground is the sea sand.
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